by Eileen | Oct 9, 2016 | chile, feria, food, food and drink
For those of us who shop at the feria, as opposed to the supermarket (though I do supplement there occasionally), one of the greatest joys is the arrival of new fruit and veg after the apple/orange/anemic tomato winter. The first time I start to see “my”...
by Eileen | Jul 19, 2015 | coffee, feria, food and drink, shopping
This freezing Sunday, I felt inspired to go to Bio Bio, the largest flea market in Santiago. Perhaps because that’s where my cellphone, which was stolen, and I recovered on Wednesday night (good story, worth a click), would have ended up had I not retrieved it...
by Eileen | Feb 1, 2014 | chile, coffee, food and drink, hit or miss
Back by popular demand (okay, one person asked for it), I’ve got a hit or miss for you. First, a miss, with a qualifier. I was on the fifth comuna of a 5-comuna tour, with meetings and visits and such all over town, so I needed this to be good. I needed it to be...
by Eileen | Jun 10, 2012 | coffee, food
Any weekend in which I make no bigger triangle than one that takes me up to Plaza Italia, and maybe out to Quinta Normal or Parque O’Higgins, I consider a big success. Especially in winter, sticking close to home holds a certain appeal. But it was also very...
